EPI DATA BRIEF - Louisville Metro Government

TEEN BIRTHS
In 2010, the estimated
birth rate to teenage
females between 15 to 19
years of age in Louisville
Metro was 41.4 per 1,000
females.
This rate was lower than
the state (46.2) but higher
than the national rate.
(34.2).
Females 19 years of age
and under had the highest
rates of low birth weight
births in 2010 (12.7%).
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Source: 2010 Vital Statistics Jefferson County Preliminary Birth Records, Kentucky
Department for Public Health; 2010 National Vital statistics Final Report, U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
From 2007 to 2011, more than half of all Gonorrhea and Chlamydial infections reported were
seen in individuals that were less than 25 years of age.
The reported incidence of Chlamydial infections has more than doubled among this age group
and increased by 60% for Gonorrhea infections during the same time period.
From 2010 to 2011, the incidence rates among Blacks under the age of 25 increased by 23%
for Gonorrhea and 21% for Chlamydia.
For Whites under the age of 25 the incidence rates for Gonorrhea increased by 27% and 18%
for Chlamydia during the same time period.
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605
1512
1225
Louisville Metro
Source: Kentucky Department for Public Health
2915
Source: KY Department for Public Health
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90
Kentucky
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USA
LM White
LM Black
Birth Rates per 1,000 Females
15-19 Years of Age by Race, 2010
Trends of Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Incidence Rates
per 100,000 Population Under 25 Year Age, Jefferson
County/Louisville Metro
1427
1568
Total Black White Total Black White
Gonorrhea Chlamydia
Gonorrhea Chlamydia
27.8
34.2
369
2010
2011
435
41.4
46.2
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